Friday The Growth of Media in China conference was held at Copenhagen Business School/CBS, jointly arranged by CBS, UNESCO, and International Media Support/IMS. A panel debate with international media scholars and the vice-president from the national Chinese television channel of CCTV, according to the conference programme.The conference was moderated by Martin Breum, known as a tv presenter for the news shows of Deadline and DR2 Udland at The Danish Broadcasting Company/DR. The audience primarily consisted of scholars, Asia students, journalists, and media people. About 125 people according to the list of participants. Questions from this audience were sent as text messages and answered by the panel.
Some of the points made were that investigative journalism is back, in particular on satellite channels in tabloid formats (Mr. Hugo de Burgh, Professor of journalism, London). And that investigative journalism is important, because it sells (Ms. Yuezhin Zhao Ph.d in Canada). A paradox: the authorities need it for their own purposes - on the other hand critical journalism may expose them (Ms. Tong Jingrong, lecturer in Journalism and Media, Liverpool). And again that journalists shouldn't play the role of legal judges, just report (Mr. Sun Yusheng, VP for CCTV). The Chinese media role had gone from propaganda, before 1978, to propaganda and business after 1978, to propaganda, and business, and public service, since 2003 (Mr. Hu Zhengrong, Professor in communication, Beijing).
I was encouraged to go by an acquaintance, with no prior knowledge, so for further information, see:
http://www.uvm.dk/Uddannelse/Tvaergaaende%20omraader/Internationalt/Internationalt/Int/2008/Nov/081102_Conference_on_growth_media_China.aspx